After a run in with Cain, Riho is left bleeding to death. Shido, being the only one with the power to help, saves her the only way he can. Will Riho's love for Shido stay pure, or will it welt like a rose? PLEAE REVIEW! 1ST NightWalker STORY! Please read!

And through the kiss, Shido bit down on one of the unseen veins on her
lower lip, and began to drink her blood; a trickle of blood trailed down
her mouth. The blood from her wound disappeared slowly, and then there was
no trace that she had ever had a wound.

Shido pulled back, as a trickle of blood rolled down his chin; and pulled
Riho against his shoulder, and onto his lap. Shido saw as Riho's eyes began
to glow a bright yet pale blue, and then change into her normal irises, but
with cat like slits through them.

"Oh, Riho." Shido said as he hugged her.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Later that day right before sunset *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"So Mr. Shido, do you really believe that Megumi was the phantom killer?"
Riho asked Shido as they walked past Megumi cradling her son.

"No being could ever be a killer when they smile out of sheer happiness. So
no, I don't think it was her." Shido replied looking at Riho.

Riho smiled at Shido, then went a head of him, and twirled happily.

"Riho, you may not realize this, but I've stopped time for you. And one day
you will despise me for it." Shido said, looking at her sadly. They stopped
walking.

"But I'll never regret it!" Riho called after him, running to catch up.

Shido looked at the sky sadly, deep down he wanted to believe what she said
was true, but he knew that it was inevitable. That it was impossible. But,
apart of him didn't want to believe it, he wanted to believe with
everything in the world that what she said was true, but he knew different.

"Come on, let's got before we are late." Shido whispered, still thinking
deeply.

"Okay!" Riho replied cheerfully. Not a moment later, she was racing Mr.
Shido to the office. And soon, they were there.

"Yah! I beat you! Hahaha!" Riho said as she stuck out her tongue at him.

"Fine.I'll admit that you beat me." Shido said as he pulled off his
sunglasses that he had come to accustom to wear whenever he went out.

"What?" Shido asked, then noticing a light pink tone to her cheeks, and
that made him smile.

"Would you like some coffee? It'd be no trouble, really." Riho asked in a
tiny voice, rubbing her right arm slightly.

"Yes Riho, that would be nice."

Riho's little head nodded, and then headed into the kitchen. A few moments
later, Mr. Shido heard the sound of dripping coffee, and not to mention the
sweet smelling aroma of coffee.

"So, Mr. Shido, um. . . never mind." Riho started but; stopped herself as
she gave Shido his coffee.

Shido went over to his desk chair, and sat down; while Riho just stood
there, standing. Not knowing what to do, she sat down on the couch in his
office.

Riho played with the lock of hair that hung out of her ponytail. She didn't
know what to think, she perfectly well knew she was in love with Mr. Shido,
but the question was; was he? There are two possible outcomes of the
question I want him to answer. One, He says yes. And the least and feared
number two is, he says no. Riho mentally bit her nails from thinking.

'Should I ask him if he likes or even loves me?' Riho questioned herself.
'But if he says no, I don't want to think of what might happen.' Riho half
answered her question. Riho felt there was a battle going on inside of her.
One warrior fought with courage, and the other fought with caution. And
eventually the warrior of courage won the battle of the matter at hand.

Shido noticed that Riho was in deep thought. He watched all the emotions
flow over her face. Realization, questioning, hopefulness, sadness,
conflict, and then all the emotions merged into courage.

"Mr. Shido?" Riho asked, barely a whisper. She just had to know, she
couldn't live the rest of her nights not knowing forever if he liked her or
not.

"Yes Riho." Shido replied as her turned toward her direction.

"What kind of a relationship do we have?" Riho asked, looking into his
eyes; begging him to answer her.

"Well, in a way I'm your father since I created you, and in another just
friends. Nothing else why?" Shido asked, then realized what he said. But he
knew it was too late to change his answer, so he didn't tell her anything
else about the subject.

"Oh. . . Nothing Mr. Shido!" Riho said cheerfully, but inside; the breaking
of glass could be heard, the glass of her heart. Riho smiled brightly, and
sat up roughly.

"Where are you going Riho?" Shido asked in a calm voice; while staring at
her bright smile.

"Oh, home; I need to get something. I'll be right back, I promise!" Riho
exclaimed as she shut the office door as she left. Riho ran back to her
house.

As soon as she got the, she fell onto her bed. She was to shocked to
believe anything Shido had just said. 'Why, why am I not good enough? Is it
because I'm to young? Or. . . maybe something else. . . Could he be in love
. . with someone else?' Riho thought about it, and it made since.

"He's in love with someone else." Riho said trembling. And her own words
kept echoing inside her mind, 'He's in love with someone else.' She
couldn't take it. Her heart was shattered into a million pieces.

And soon, she felt wetness roll across her face. Riho didn't need to see
what it was, she knew she was crying. About five minuets later, Riho began
to calm down. 'I'll just have to keep calm and not say anything. Just act
like I normally do. Yah, that'll work.' Riho thought as she got up and
began to walk back towards Shido's detective office.

On her way there, she saw a flower stand. She couldn't help it; she had to
buy some. Riho walked up to the flower stand; an old woman was there. Riho
looked around, lots of different kinds of roses where here. Pink, Red,
White, Purple, and she eventually saw a single black rose.

"I'll but the black rose please." Riho exclaimed, getting into her pocket.

"Oh, there's no need for that dearie, you can have it for free." The old
woman smiled.

"Are you sure?" Riho asked, and got a nod for response. The woman gave her
the flower and a vase. It was white with a crescent moon in the center,
with little stars all around the vase. "Thank you!" Riho said happily, and
then ran all the way up the stairs to Shido's office.

And as Riho came towards the door, she heard voices. Curious, she opened
the door. And saw a great surprise. Yayoi and Shido's faces were just
inches apart.

"I love you Shido, ever since the moment I saw you." Yayoi exclaimed as she
closed the distance between her and Shido's lips.

Riho let out a small gasp, but went unnoticed. But when she saw Shido kiss
back. . . She accidentally dropped the vase. And that caused Shido and
Yayoi to stop kissing.

"Oh, hello Riho." Yayoi greeted with a smile.

Riho just stood there, scared. So scared that she didn't even notice that
Shido had moved in front of her. But when he waved his hand, that got her
attention.

"Is something wrong Riho?" Yayoi asked concerned.

"Huh? Oh, noting is wrong." Riho replied, walking past them and into the
kitchen. When she came back, she had a broom and dustpan.

"I'm sorry, I'm just so clumsy." Riho mumbled as she swept up the broken
pieces of the vase.

Shido looked at Riho, he had not meant for her to see that. Then looked at
the broken pieces, and then he saw a black rose.

"Ew. Why'd you buy a black rose for Shido? He prefers red roses just to let
you know." Yayoi pointed to his desk.

And sure enough, on his desk were a dozen of lush red roses. Riho looked
over at her single rose. A worn and tattered, wilting black rose. How could
she ever compare to 12 pretty red roses, with her 1 ugly and worn black
rose.

"Sorry, I don't now what possessed me to buy them." Riho said in a dead and
heart broken voice. And with that, she picked up the black rose along with
the shards of the glass vase, and took them into the kitchen.

When Riho opened the trash bin, she cut her self on a glass piece. "Oh,
stupid me and my clumsiness." Riho said her face blank, void of emotion;
along with her voice. And threw away the glass pieces, but not the rose.

She looked at the rose, she saw a window, and threw it out.

She came back into the office room, where Yayoi was in Shido's lap on the
couch. Riho looked at them blankly, but in her mind she was crying and
screaming.

Shido looked up at Riho. But then he noticed that her face was blank, not
revealing any emotion, unlike before.

"Mr. Shido?" Riho asked sadly, but she didn't show it.

"Yes Riho?" Shido asked her.

"Why don't you leave Riho, so me and Shido can be alone." Yayoi said, with
a waving of her hand, shooing Riho away.

"I-uh, yes ma'am." Riho bowed and then walked silently back out the door.

As she left the building, tears escaped her eyes. She began walking down on
her street, when she saw the black rose on the ground. Thunder began to
rumble; it started to rain. Riho looked at the flower, then stepped on it.

And then continued walking until she reached her house. Riho walked in, and
fell asleep on her bed.